Gathering-locomotive.



PATENTBD APR. 30, 1907.

J. M. EGAN GATHERING LOCOMOTIVE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEYS PAlE-NTED APR, 80, 1907.

I, M. EGAN. GATHERING LOGOMOTIVB. APPLICATION rum) 1120. 4, 1005.

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GATHERING LOGOMOTIVB.

APPLIGATIQH FILED DEOA. 1905.

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GATHERING LOCOMOTIVE.

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GATHERlNG-LOCOMOTit/E.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30.1907.

Application filed December 4, 19(15. Serial No. 290,146.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that 1, JOHN M. ROAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gathering-Locomotives, of Whichthc follmving is a specification.

This invention relates to new anduse'ful improvements in gathering locomotives for mining purposes.

The object of the invention is to provide a locomotive of the type set forth, having means for gathering mine cars from the various entries and drawing the same into the main entry, so that they may be readily and expeditiously assembled in a train.

Another feature resides in mechanism whereby the gathering means may be thrown into and out of operation, while still another point of novelty hes in clutch means whereby the In 0.tor may be operated during the travel of the locomotiveor when the same is at rest, thus permitting the gathering means to be operated independently of the locomotive and by the same motor.

Finally the object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable and eilicicnt and one in which the several parts will not be liable to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel details of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment of which is described in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the locomotive showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing some of the parts in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on tholine Jf6 of Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a rear elevation of the locomotive. Fig. is a cross sec tional view taken on the line 1/ 3 of Fig. Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on the line (1 a of Fig. 2, the locomotive wheels being omitted. Fig. 7 is a partial longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line b .-b of Fig. (3. Fig. Sis a detail elevation of one of the clutch raising arms and its cam, )art of said arm being shown in-section, and, Fig. 9 is a detail elevation of the drum clutch members and a portion of the shaft.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates the usual frame or body of the locomotive, which is sup orted in" the usual manner on flanged whccfs 2 at its central portion. At the center of the locomotive a suitable motor 3 is )IUYldQCl at each side of which trolleys 4 are disposed. able housing 5 which provides bearings for the armature shaft 6, the latter being dis posed longitudinally of the locomotive. At the rear end of the body or frame of the locomotive, a suitable controller 7 for the motor is arranged adjacent to the engineers seat 8.

At its forward end the locomotive carries a vertical fixed shaft 9 on the upper end of which arranged the usual spring actuated electric cable reel 10. This reel carries the electric cable 11, which passes along one side of the. car through suit-able guides 12. This cable and reel as will be understood are provided to supply current to the motor, when the locomotive is run off the main trolley line. The reel 10 is rotatably supported on the upper side of a table 13 which is suitably shown in the drawings. When the electric cable 1s withdrawn from the reel 10, a spring, not shown, 18 placed under tension in under tension when the shade is drawn down. \Vhcn the cable is released, this spring acts to rotate the reel and rewind the cable thereon. Such a drum is old in this art, and requires no further description. At one side of the locomotive the usual transmission gear 14 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, is provided. 13 means of this transmission gear, the locomotive may be run either backward or forward. The housing of the motor is extended rearwardly so as to form a casing .5 in which is arranged a transverse shaft 15 as best shown in Fig. 6. On its end the shaft carries a pinion 16 which meshes with the transmission gear 14. The parts so far dcsrribcd are common in the art and are not claimed as new and novel.

l lleretofore the motor has of course been suitably connected with the shaft 15 so as to drive the same and thus propel the locolnotlvc. However, no provision has been i made for allowing the motor and its armal turc shaft (3 to operate without propelling l the locomotive. The reason for this will be l more apparent when it is considered that the l gathering means has generally been driven The motor is incascd in a suit- I supported above the locomotive body as the same manner that a shade roller is placed motor is in o oration and it will be apparent H the arms to move the clutch member into and out of engagement with the gear 18. I proand arranged to be engaged with a toothed by a separate motor. The construction which I am about to describe greatly simplifies the locomotive and permits the use of a single motor for all purposes. In the side of the casing a bearing sleevef17 is inserted and supports one endof the shaft. A'beveled gearlS as best shown in Fig. 6 is loosely mounted on the shaft and is formed with an extension 19 projecting into the sleeve 17. The beveled gear 18 1ncshes with a beveled pinion 20 carried on the rear end of the armature shaft 6 as shown in Fig. 3 and in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The motor and the beveled gear are thus permanently connected so that the said gear is caused to revolve when the that the saitgear may be revolved without revolving the shaft15 and its pinion 16, thus ermitting the motor to operate when the lbcomotive is at rest. For imparting motion to the said shaft and inion and the transmission gear 14, I provide on the shaft 15 an annular clutch member 21 which while mounted to slide on said shaft, is caused to turn therewith by a key 22 as shown in Fig. 6. The clutch member is suitably formed to engage projections 23 on the beveled gear 1R so that when the said member is moved toward the gear, it will engage with the said projections and thus transmit motion to the shaft. For operating the clutch member, 1

provide on the same an ordinary split ring 24 (see Figs. 3 and 6) which is arranged in the usual manner to allow the clutch member to revolve, While it is held against movement by arms 25 to the outer ends of which it is pivotally connected.- The arms are fixed upon a vertical shaft 26 so )ported in the casing 5 and projecting a s ort distance above the same. For rocking this shaft and swinging vide a horizontal hand lever 27 keyed on the upper end of the shaft 26. On the underside 'of the hand lever a spring pawl 28 is provided locking segment 29 fixedon the upper side of the casing 5. Bv this means the clutch. member may be-heid in the position to which it'is moved.

I will now proceed to describe the gathering means and its various parts: Aboutthe shaft '9 at the forward end of the body 1 and below: the table 13, a spool or. drum 30 is loosely mounted so as to revolve and to be capable of vertical movement. A suitable wire cable 31 is carried by the drum and adapted to have its free end connected with l the cars which are to be gathered. At the I end and sides of the platform, rollers 32 are provided over which the cable is adapted to 3 pass. These rollers act to assist the winding and unwinding'of the cable and prevent the same from dragging over the edges of the car body, thus prolonging the life of the same.

"ported on the shaft 9.

By provision of the side rollers, the cable is supported and guided when cars are b ing gathered from side entries or entries extending at an angle to the mainentryin which the locomotive is traveling. The undersideand the center portion of the drum is recessed as indicated at 33, while at its center the drum is provided with a hub 34 by which it is sup- The lower end of the hub which terminates flush with the lower end of the drum. is supported on the upper end of the clutch portion 36 of a horizontally disposed gear loosely mounted about. "the lower end of the shaft 9. A vertically movable clutch member 37 is loosely mounted about the sleeve 34 andthe upper end of the clutch portion 36. The clutch member 37 is caused t-o'turn with the sleeve 34 and consequently the drum 230, by a key 38 as best shown in Fig. 3. The clutch member is provided with a vertical groove 23$), so that it may be freely raised and lowered. in .the

position shown in l ig. 3, the clutch member 37 is in engagement with the clutch portion 36 of the gear 35,-so that motion is being transmitted from the said gear to the drum.

one side of the -casing 5 in front of the enginccrs seat 8. The levcris formed along its shank portion with an inclined tooth 47 arranged to engage a rack bar 48 mounted on the inner side of a standard 49. The-lever 46 is formed of comparatively thin metal so as to be sprung aside to permit its tooth 47 to be moved over the rack bar 48 for the. purpose (if locking the said lever in its various positions. When the lever is swung forward, the crank arm 44 will be moved rearwardly; thus rocking the shaft 43. The shaft sd rocked will swing the arms 42 upward, there by raising the clutch member 37 out of engagement with the clutch portion 36 of the gear wheel. 35; leaving the drumfree to revolve so that the cable may be unwound therefrom. With the parts so positioned, the lever 46 will be in its central or'intermediate position and by throwing the lever still farther forward, the crank arm will be moved or swung still farther rearward and downward, so that the arms 42 will be swung still higher. ()n the hub portions of the arms and directly over the shaft 43', cams 50 are secured and engaged with the lower side of the drum 30 so that when the lever is moved IlO a-l. in a flanged bushing which supported in same motor.

to thelast position, the drum will be raised by these cams, so that its upper side firmly engages with a brake ring 51 mounted on the undersideof the table 13. '1 his ring is preferably formed of a soft material, so as to have a frictional face with which the drum n ill engage. ohthe cable from the drum may be governed and the revolution of the drum controlled so that should a car at the end of the cable 31 be running down an incline. it may be stopped when desired by simply moving the drum into contact with the brake ring.

mg means for driving the gear by the propelling motor 3. The armature shalt t) which is extended forwardly in the hous ng 5, 1

carries at its forward end a beveled pinion as which meshes with the beveled gear .33 mounted on the end of a short vertical shalt The shaft is mounted to freely revolve the sleeve 56 supported upon an annular 1 an 57 in which the gear 35 is arranged. At its lower endthe, shaft. 54 is novided with av pin ion 58 which meshes with the gear. 35.

From the descri r tion so far as set l'orth, it will be obvious that when the motor is in mot-ion, both the gear 35 and the gear is will be constantly revolved, and that. by manipulah ing the lever 46, the clutchmember 37 is engaged with the gear 35 and the drum 30 caused to revolve and wind the cable til thereon; whileb swinging the h and lever 27, the clutch mom er 21 :n'iay be engaged with the ear 18 to transmit motion to the transmiss on gear and propel the locomotive. These clutch mechanisms being independent in a sense, they are still dependent as they are both associated with and driven by the I t is obvious that some means for contmlling the locomotive and cars which are being gathered on down grades, must be provided. For this purpose, l' provide a brake'shoe an adapted to bear on the periphery or tire of one of the ear wheels 2. The brake shove is pivotally suiportcdby the standard it. as shown at 60 in Fig. l. The brake shoe t 9 is engaged by a. screwfil supported in bea 'ing bosses 2 arranged on the upper end of the standard 4-9. The screw is disposed longitudinally ol' the locomotive and carries on its rear end a. hand wheel (52 adjacent to the engineel s seat s, so that. he .may readily manhnlale the brake. l' will be obvious that when the hand wheel is turned to carry the screw inward, the same impinging against the brake shoe 59. will cause the latter to By this means the unwinding l bind on the wheel. thus checking the travel i dicated at (it).

held stationary. 'lhe locomotive when so held becomes a fixed point, to whi h thc cars may be drawn or gathered The pressure of the brake shoe on the wheel 2 is of course readily relieved by turning the hand wheel 63 in the opposite direction to carry the screw backward, so that the brakemayb'e; used in the ordinary manner for controlling the locomotive.

For lowerins a car or cars attached to the cable 31 down rade by i'e'rinitting the drum 30 to revolve and the cable to unwind therei from, i rovidc a hand brake on the gear 18. For driving the gear 35 instead of providi mg an additional motor, I. rovide the follow- The brake comprises an annular outstanding flange tilroiecting from the flat side of the gear as best shown in Figs. 6 and 7. A flexible metallic band 65 is engaged about the llange and carries a. lurality of brake shoes or blocks (36 which engage with said llange. One end of the band (i5,is secured to the in- 5- ner side oi the casing 5 as'indicated at 67, while the other end of the band is passed through the casing andis rivotully connected to the lower ortion oi a hand brake lever 68 above its yivot point. The brake lever is 9 pivoted at its lower end to the wasing F" as in- \\'hen the brake lever 68 is swung rearwardly or away from the casing 5", the bra ke shoes 66 are drawn into close contact. by means of the band 65 with the 9 flange 6 and thus the degree of prcssur may be readily controlled by the hand lever 68. It is to be understood that when a car current is cut oil from the motor and the chdeh member 37 is in engagement with the. el uleh portion 36 ol the gear 35, in which position the lever to will stand as shown in lig. 1. Vihe weight exerted by the cars on the oable, will of course readily unwind the same from the/drum and revol veithe latter, which in turn will revolve the gear 35 and the. armature shaft 6 through the connections therewith. The armature shaft 6 being connected with the gear 18 by the pinion 15, it is readily apparent that by swinging the hand lever ea rearwin'dly, the brake is applied. and the revolution of the parts checked and controlled. in this manner the unwinding of the cable from the drum 30 is at all times under control of the engineer, so that he may lower the cars down the grade as desired and stop them at any point. it is obvious that the cable may be'readily rewound and the cars drawn up the grade it desired by simply switching on the current so as to st art the motor in operation, and throw in: the lever (is forward to relieve{ the breslIO . sure oi the hand brake on. the hinge (34.

Chen a ear or cars have been drawn to the i locoli olivc they may either be coupled thereto, or the drum 30 may be raised into contact with the brake shoe 51 by the lever to and. cains 50, so tha the said drum held against rotation and tin cable prevented i ,leting theoluteh mechanism to connect and from unwinding. \Vitn L-nc parts in this condition, the cars may be drawn along to any desired point.

What I claim, is:

1. In a gatheringlocomotive, a motor,

means for transmitting motion from the mo- I tor to the locomotive, a drum, :1 cable car motion from the motor to the drum and for permitting the drum to revolve independent of the motor. 3. In a gathering locomotive, .1 motor for propelling the locomotive, (L drum arranged to be operated by the motor it cable carried by the drum adopted to be sched to a car, clutch mechanism interposed between the motor and the 'drum, and meens for manipudisconnect the parts thereof for transmitting motion from the motor to the drum, Sttld menipulating means also being arranged to move said drum, and a brake adapted to be ei'igoged by said drum when the latter is moved.

4. In a gathering locomotive, a motor for propelling said locomotive, a drum arranged to be operizted by sdid motor, a cable carried by said drum adopted to be attached to a car, means 'l' .)'i"interrupting the transmission of motion from the motor to the drum to permit the litter to IOtLIG freely, and means for controlling the rotwtion of the drum.

In gtztliering locomotive, a motor for propelling slid locomotive, a drum adapted to be revolved by the motor, a cable carried by the drum mlztpted to be attached to a car, moons for tmnsmitting motion from the. motor to the locomotive, clutch mechanism asmechanism interposed between said motor and the drum, a brake for said drum, and e socmtedwdh said lJIiLIlSlIllSSlOll111681118, clutch 

